Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders

1 March 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Ricardo Fierro

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Nouhou Tolo 8’ (og)
  • Forster Ajago 79’

Match summary

Real Salt Lake saw off Seattle Sounders 2-0. Real Salt Lake led 1-0 at half-time.

Tolo's own goal put Real Salt Lake ahead with a header in the 8th minute and Forster Ajago made it 2-0 in the 79th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Real Salt Lake created 1.07 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Seattle Sounders 0.86 from 11.

Match stats

53% Possession 47%
11 Shots 11
4 Shots on target 3
3 Corners 4
506 Passes 454
86.8% Pass accuracy 83.0%
20 Tackles 15
16 Fouls 10
2 Yellow cards 1
1 Offsides 4

Key events

Real Salt Lake Seattle Sounders
Kick-off
Nouhou ToloOwn goal1-0 (Real Salt Lake)
8’
Dominik MarczukShot on target
19’
25’
Nouhou Tolo
37’
Obed VargasShot on target
Half-time1-0
46’
Pedro de la VegaGeorgi Minoungou
46’
Paul ArriolaPaul Rothrock
Second half underway
Javain BrownShot on target
49’
54’
Albert RusnákShot on target
Javain Brown
56’
68’
Jackson RagenNouhou Tolo
Bode HidalgoDominik Marczuk
68’
Forster AjagoAriath Piol
68’
Sam JunquaAlexandros Katranis
68’
69’
Jesús FerreiraKalani Kossa-Rienzi
Diogo GonçalvesShot on target
75’
78’
Albert RusnákShot on target
Forster AjagoLeft foot shot2-0 (Real Salt Lake)
79’
81’
Danny LeyvaJordan Morris
Kobi HenryJavain Brown
81’
Brayan VeraPhilip Quinton
81’
Forster Ajago
90+3’
Full-time2-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.07 0.86 8’ Nouhou Tolo (Real Salt Lake) own goal, 1-0 8’ 79’ Forster Ajago (Real Salt Lake), 2-0 79’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.07 0.86 8’ Nouhou Tolo (Real Salt Lake) own goal, 1-0 Tolo 8’ 79’ Forster Ajago (Real Salt Lake), 2-0 Ajago 79’
Real Salt Lake 1.07 xGSeattle Sounders 0.86 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Seattle Sounders attacking Real Salt Lake attacking 
79’ Forster Ajago (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 23’ Ariath Piol (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 38’ Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 5’ Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 27’ Georgi Minoungou (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 36’ Georgi Minoungou (Seattle Sounders), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 43’ Dominik Marczuk (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 37’ Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 6’ Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 78’ Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Philip Quinton (Real Salt Lake), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 78’ Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 49’ Javain Brown (Real Salt Lake), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 19’ Dominik Marczuk (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 82’ Kobi Henry (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 44’ Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 8’ Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders), own goal 79’ Forster Ajago (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 23’ Ariath Piol (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 38’ Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 5’ Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 27’ Georgi Minoungou (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 36’ Georgi Minoungou (Seattle Sounders), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 43’ Dominik Marczuk (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 37’ Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 6’ Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 78’ Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Philip Quinton (Real Salt Lake), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 78’ Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 19’ Dominik Marczuk (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 49’ Javain Brown (Real Salt Lake), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 82’ Kobi Henry (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 44’ Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 8’ Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Real Salt Lake 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Cabral
Katranis 68’
Glad
Quinton 81’
Brown 81’
Ojeda
Eneli
Luna
Gonçalves
Marczuk 68’
Piol 68’
Seattle Sounders 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Frei
Tolo 68’
Gómez
Bell
Kossa-Rienzi 69’
Roldán
Vargas
Minoungou 46’
Rothrock 46’
Rusnák
Morris 81’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Rafael Cabral
90′ 3 0 35 – – – – –
Defenders8 players
Javain Brown Taken off
81′ 3 1 – 5 1 46 3 – – –
Justen Glad
90′ – 1 – 1 1 51 – – – –
Philip Quinton Taken off
81′ – – – 2 1 46 – – – –
Alexandros Katranis Taken off
68′ 4 – – 6 1 30 – – – –
Sam Junqua Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – 1 1 12 1 – – –
Bode Hidalgo Came on as a substitute
22′ 1 – – 1 – 14 – – – –
Brayan Vera Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – 11 – – – –
Kobi Henry Came on as a substitute
9′ – 1 – – – 9 – – – –
Midfielders5 players
Braian Ojeda
90′ – – 69 – 0.04 2 – 5 2 3 –
Emeka Eneli
90′ – – 55 1 0.05 3 2 5 1 1 –
Dominik Marczuk Taken off
68′ – – 23 1 0.03 2 – 4 – 2 –
Diego Luna
90′ – – 52 – 0.11 4 2 5 3 – –
Diogo Gonçalves
90′ – 1 35 3 0.36 1 2 1 2 – –
Forwards2 players
Ariath Piol Taken off
68′ – – 1 – 0.35 0.02 1 4 2 11 –
Forster Ajago Came on as a substitute
22′ 1 – 1 1 0.43 0.00 – – – 7 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Real Salt Lake DDWWL
Seattle Sounders WWWDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Seattle Sounders 1-1 Real Salt Lake, 30 May 24 Next meeting: Seattle Sounders 1-0 Real Salt Lake, 12 Oct 25  All Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.